The traffic between storytelling and metaphysics is continuous.

— John Berger



Turgenev On Ignoring the Condemnation of the Crowd

"Your work is its own reward: you are the supreme judge of what you have accomplished. With greater severity than anybody else you can determine its value. Are you content? If so, you can afford to ignore the condemnation of the crowd." - Ivan Turgenev, as read in Algernon, Charlie and I by Daniel Keyes

Don Delillo On Not Writing to an Audience

Louise Erdrich On Learning to Wait